Ugh. If only they offered an 8gig memory version at best buy. I've passed on this so many times because of that.

Tosunum

Senior Member

posted: Jun. 16, 2014 @ 11:08a

edick said: Ugh. If only they offered an 8gig memory version at best buy. I've passed on this so many times because of that. Seriously though... Is there a reason that none of the 3rd party retailers carry a higher ram version? I'm about to get in to ios programming and need to buy a mac for that and everybody highly suggest going for 8gig for that vs 4 and there's not a single place I could see that offers 8gigs of ram on these laptops (That also have these occasional discounts).

silentbob007

Nerdy Member

posted: Jun. 16, 2014 @ 11:41a

Tosunum said: edick said: Ugh. If only they offered an 8gig memory version at best buy. I've passed on this so many times because of that. Seriously though... Is there a reason that none of the 3rd party retailers carry a higher ram version? I'm about to get in to ios programming and need to buy a mac for that and everybody highly suggest going for 8gig for that vs 4 and there's not a single place I could see that offers 8gigs of ram on these laptops (That also have these occasional discounts).

Those are all custom build SKUs. I'm assuming that BB makes very little profit selling Apple products and that their bread-and-butter is the uninformed or at least everyday consumer. Those with serious need are probably going to get theirs straight from Apple.

jesrf

Senior Member

posted: Jun. 16, 2014 @ 12:38p

Plus fat cash of 1.5% and using a best buy card for 6% in rewards makes this a beast of a good deal. I've heard rumors of a new model but this was just refreshed in June!

dsl7

New Member

posted: Jun. 16, 2014 @ 12:52p

So tempting. Buy or no buy?

manly

Charter Member

posted: Jun. 16, 2014 @ 1:11p

Tosunum said: edick said: Ugh. If only they offered an 8gig memory version at best buy. I've passed on this so many times because of that. Seriously though... Is there a reason that none of the 3rd party retailers carry a higher ram version? I'm about to get in to ios programming and need to buy a mac for that and everybody highly suggest going for 8gig for that vs 4 and there's not a single place I could see that offers 8gigs of ram on these laptops (That also have these occasional discounts).Like silentbob007 said, upgraded models are considered BTO/CTO. While Apple resellers can order such configs, they don't get any volume discounts they would otherwise get for pushing high volume on stock models.

I personally wouldn't even consider buying a new Mac with just 4 GB RAM, non-upgradeable.

I use one of these. Granted I don't tax the CPU developing apps or writing music or doing graphic design, but it's surprisingly capable. I've found the 128 GB storage to be a bigger limitation than the 4 GB RAM.

I could be crazy, but I think 4 GB will be acceptable for quite a bit longer on a Mac. The more MacOS becomes iOS like, and the more processing and workload gets pushed to cloud services, the less the RAM will make a difference (until web pages become too large and complex to render effectively with 4 GB of RAM).

At $749, I can't think of a Windows PC or Chromebook with an overall experience on par with a 13.3"/4GB RAM/128 SSD.

If you need the processing power, you probably have to BTO from Apple anyway.

Awesome and timely deal for me OP, thanks for sharing this. I was able to use Wife's EDU discount, with 6% tax, it came to $689 and I may get another 5% off for using Discover link, compare that to Amazon's $860 price tag!

Thank you for posting this deal. Was able to combine .edu with movers discount - $ 730 out the door for 13 inch -

manly

Charter Member

posted: Jun. 16, 2014 @ 3:26p

outtawhack said: I use one of these. Granted I don't tax the CPU developing apps or writing music or doing graphic design, but it's surprisingly capable. I've found the 128 GB storage to be a bigger limitation than the 4 GB RAM.

I could be crazy, but I think 4 GB will be acceptable for quite a bit longer on a Mac. The more MacOS becomes iOS like, and the more processing and workload gets pushed to cloud services, the less the RAM will make a difference (until web pages become too large and complex to render effectively with 4 GB of RAM).

At $749, I can't think of a Windows PC or Chromebook with an overall experience on par with a 13.3"/4GB RAM/128 SSD.

If you need the processing power, you probably have to BTO from Apple anyway.You're conflating CPU and RAM. Haswell CPUs are great and I also agree that 4 GB RAM is currently fine for most people.

But unlike iOS, OS X supports true multitasking. So you don't have to be doing anything fancy beyond browsing modern AJAX-based Web sites in numerous tabs while using multiple other apps to creep up to full RAM utilization. iOS only has one foreground app, and forcibly evicts other apps from RAM at any time. So while superficially OS X may 'converge' with iOS's style, desktop and mobile operating systems are fundamentally different in resource management.

The fact that the RAM on most MacBooks is now soldered and non-upgradeable is why I encourage people to think about how long they intend to own their new Macs. 8 GB may be overkill now but it may mean you don't have to replace your Mac for an extra year, 2 or even 3.

it says on the coupon, "Coupon cannot be combined with other coupons or offers" anyone got denied using this coupon with the 10% movers coupon?

maharajh

Member

posted: Jun. 16, 2014 @ 10:18p

Thanks. Got one.

jesrf

Senior Member

posted: Jun. 16, 2014 @ 10:33p

dsl7 said: So tempting. Buy or no buy? Buy TWO!

missvivadiva

Member

posted: Jun. 16, 2014 @ 11:45p

well...Macbook air is always so tempting to me too, but still kinda expensive even with the discount most of the time.Thank you for this posting, I guess $150 student discount is actually a pretty good deal already.

ercme

Member

posted: Jun. 17, 2014 @ 12:49a

RiceBOX said: it says on the coupon, "Coupon cannot be combined with other coupons or offers" anyone got denied using this coupon with the 10% movers coupon? "Movers discount", what's that and where can that be found?

Just bought the 15" MBP at the Apple Store today. Applied the student discount, didn't know about movers....Please advise.

jesrf

Senior Member

posted: Jun. 17, 2014 @ 1:02a

ercme said: RiceBOX said: it says on the coupon, "Coupon cannot be combined with other coupons or offers" anyone got denied using this coupon with the 10% movers coupon? "Movers discount", what's that and where can that be found?

Just bought the 15" MBP at the Apple Store today. Applied the student discount, didn't know about movers....Please advise. The movers coupon is found in the Change of address "movers kit" at your local Post Office….. Look in the lobby, or ask a window clerk for one….

voonli

Member

posted: Jun. 17, 2014 @ 8:48a

Can we use any post office coupon?

MollieMarks

New Member

posted: Jun. 17, 2014 @ 8:53a

Thanks for posting this!

vearpinar

Ancient Member

posted: Jun. 17, 2014 @ 9:07a

If you have a Discover card, you may use Shopdiscover site for 5% cash-back to sweeten the deal.

jesrf

Senior Member

posted: Jun. 17, 2014 @ 9:18a

voonli said: Can we use any post office coupon? It's a best buy coupon in the coa kit

jesrf

Senior Member

posted: Jun. 17, 2014 @ 9:19a

vearpinar said: If you have a Discover card, you may use Shopdiscover site for 5% cash-back to sweeten the deal. Has anyone tried this? Shopdiscover terms says excludes laptops

ercme

Member

posted: Jun. 17, 2014 @ 9:24a

jesrf said: voonli said: Can we use any post office coupon? It's a best buy coupon in the coa kit "coa kit", what's that? Seriously

My MacBook Air with 8gb, sitting at idle with just safari and Mail open will surpass 4GB or ram with ease! The reason a lot of people don't realize it is the SSD is fast enough to take up the slack.

phantomveq15

New Member

posted: Jun. 17, 2014 @ 12:15p

Does anyone have a code that they are not going to use? I would greatly appreciate it! Inbox me and thanks in advance!

calvol

Member

posted: Jun. 17, 2014 @ 1:30p

I'm passing on this one. Waiting on the new fanless, 12", retina Mac Air coming out later this year. This chassis has been on the market 4 years now, getting long in the tooth, especially with the wide bezels and TN panel-- so 2010'ish.

laurg

Senior Member

posted: Jun. 17, 2014 @ 2:24p

voonli said: Can we use any post office coupon?

Just the one for Best Buy.

laurg

Senior Member

posted: Jun. 17, 2014 @ 2:25p

calvol said: I'm passing on this one. Waiting on the new fanless, 12", retina Mac Air coming out later this year. This chassis has been on the market 4 years now, getting long in the tooth, especially with the wide bezels and TN panel-- so 2010'ish.

Do you really need that fancy machine to post in Fat Wallet Deals?

ck90211

Senior Member

posted: Jun. 17, 2014 @ 11:17p

After years of trashing Mac's due to prices and goofy file system, I am taking the plunge on a 13". Can't get any comparable (performance, weight, run time) ultrabook at this price, and can always sell this used later (and get good money) if new retina displays are that much better. Would have gotten the 11.6" but no SD slot (cheap and mobile storage) kind of soured the deal.

I have been using a 14" Chromebook ($84 at Staples using $100 off coupon plus open box discounts), and just couldn't stand not been able to run any decent software on it. Even Android phones got far more and better apps than Chrome OS. Great idea, but lousy ecosystem. But will continue to use it as a HTPC and use the Macbook Air as my traveling rig.

Snowyowl

Member

posted: Jun. 18, 2014 @ 1:37a

Anyone have a code they can inbox to me? All my nieces and nephews are way past their college days and hubby is still using an ibook from 2004 Id really like to get him this. Thanks !

Sorry someone had to red my post. Husbands been having very serious health problems for 2 years, lost his position when he went back to work because of an ass of a boss, and now had surgery to fix an injury hes had to work with for over a year because he used up his disability $$ when he was in and out of work having treatments. Thought I could swing this for him to cheer him up but I dont know any students. Not anyones problem but ours but if someone has a code Id appreciate the help.

hudson3

New Member

posted: Jun. 19, 2014 @ 11:28a

can anyone answer the previous posters question? does the movers coupon actually work? because it says cannot be combined with coupons.....

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lbsteed

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posted: Aug. 22, 2014 @ 4:48p

I have a .com account for school but I really need a new one! I've had mine since 2007... And I'm a working student, so I'd really appreciate the code from anyone! Thanks! My email is: lbsteed@live.com

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